The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Experimental Owen Mk II Sub-machine Gun. Right hand trigger plate stamped OWEN. 9MM. EXPERIMENTAL MK.II. NOV.42D. The gun has not been blued or painted. The sights are set higher than all other Owen guns and they consist of a rear aperture and a single post fore sight. The wooden fore grip is a rectangular block, similar to the Thompson sub-machine gun and possibly not original. The weapon is complete with a magazine.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that this gun is more than likely one of two prototypes made and was possibly sent to the Patents Office in Canberra when Lysaght's sent the documentation for patent approval for the Mk II.
Experimental 9mm MkI Owen Sub-machine Gun fifth model. Trigger box stamped 9mm. OWEN LYSAGHT P.K. PATENT PENDING 1. The action is similar to the .38 calibre fourth model with the long body and barrel.
Experimental Owen Mk II Sub-machine Gun. Trigger right hand side plate is marked XP OWEN MKII 43 9MM AUSTRALIA PAT PENDING and the serial number. This weapon, magazine and bayonet with leather sheath
Experimental Owen sub-machine gun fourth model. There are no markings on this weapon. The action and barrel are similar to the third model with the cocking handle and magazine slot on the top of the a
Experimental Owen Sub-machine Gun third model. This weapon has no markings. The action has the cocking handle and the magazine feed on the top necessitating offset sights to the right. The barrel is i
Experimental Owen Mk II Submachine Gun Bolt. The bolt is made from ordnance steel and is machined. The bolt features a fixed firing pin and a spring loaded extractor. The bolt has a brown anodized fin
Owen Mk 1 Sub-machine Gun. The receiver body is stamped OWEN 9MM MK I 42 LYSAGHT P.K. AUSTRALIA PAT.PENDING. This weapon and magazine is green and yellow camouflage painted. The pistol grips are a bla
